Tesla is coming in hot in New York City and regulators, legislators and consumers are already pushing back.

The electric car company’s latest foray into regulator wrestling comes via a hiring push for autopilot drivers in NYC, despite holding no permits for that service in the city. Given that Tesla has already spent years fighting federal probes, civil and criminal lawsuits and a host of scrutiny from everyone from the SEC to local politicians, its new push appears to be a further continuation of asking forgiveness later instead of permission up from.

What is Tesla planning in NYC?

According to local job postings, the company is now ramping up efforts to develop its self-driving technology, recruiting drivers in Queens to operate vehicles equipped with “automated driving systems,” desp

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